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New report from FS-ISAC highlights opportunity for cyberattacks against public and private institutions<\/h4>\n

RESTON, Va., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FS-ISAC<\/u><\/a>, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, today announced the findings of its annual Global Intelligence Office report, Navigating Cyber 2023<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest report showcased the effect that Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine had on the global cyber threat landscape, sparking a flood of ideologically driven \u201chacktivism\u201d that continues to this day. Driven from both sides of the conflict, the threats have increased substantially within the financial services sector, particularly for institutions in countries that Russia considers hostile. These threats can come from hacktivist groups or directly from the nation-states themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, the growing involvement of non-state actors attacking on an ideological basis and the manipulation of information by malicious actors will continue to sow uncertainty across the landscape in actual and perceived security threats,\u201d said Steven Silberstein, CEO of FS-ISAC. <\/strong>\u201cThe best tool available for financial institutions to combat this is intelligence sharing, allowing collaboration across the global industry and ensuring better cyber preparedness. Cyber threats often evolve faster than the tools we use to combat them, but our strength is in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report also highlights that some of the more traditionally common cyber threats, such as DDoS attacks and ransomware, are becoming more sophisticated and the suite of tools at a malicious actor\u2019s disposal continues to develop.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead into 2023, some of the key drivers of change in the threat landscape include:<\/p>\n